Cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of aqueous extracts of five medicinal plants on Allium cepa Linn.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 470-475

  Akinboro, A ^a,b   Bakare, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Aqueous extract; Chromosomal aberration; Medicinal plants; Mitotic index

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; MORINDA LUCIDA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; CYTOTOXICITY; GENOTOXICITY; MANGO; MEDICINAL PLANT; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MORINDA LUCIDA; NONHUMAN; ONION; PAPAYA; PLANT ROOT; ROOT GROWTH;

AZADIRACHTA; CARICA; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; CYMBOPOGON; CYTOTOXINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MANGIFERA; MITOSIS; MITOTIC INDEX; MORINDA; MUTAGENS; ONIONS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; WATER;

ALLIUM CEPA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CARICA PAPAYA; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; MANGIFERA INDICA; MORINDA LUCIDA;

EID: 34347387122     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.04.014     Document Type: Article

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